Guess the dominoes will start to fall off now.

 

On 06/01/2019 at 22:46, WhiteWall said:

The worrying aspect about this video and our continual link with all things italian, is how sh*t the standard of defending is in Italy. Absolutely shocking. They have no concept of marking, or tackling come to that. No wonder Sarriball looks explosive in Italy, its a league of mannequins.

Trust me, is not like this. Italian football is very complicated, is all about tactics, i can understand if you don't like it, it is not easy to approach. Your football is more direct, more spectacular but more "simple", for example in Italy was impossible for Momo Salah to score more than 30 goals because in Serie A the defences works differently, the defenses of the smaller teams play to cancel the opponents. I'm not saying it's better, maybe the opposite, it's just a matter of culture. This is what foreign teams seeking Italian coaches are looking for. Trust me, if there is one thing we can do is defend :)

Already scored twice in the first 45 minutes of his first game for AC Milan.

9 minutes ago, Luca Vialli said:

Already scored twice in the first 45 minutes of his first game for AC Milan.

Against Napoli too!

You seen the goals? Both cracking finishes, could be a player to keep an eye on, looks like he’s got a fierce shot on him.

I think we've made a mistake not signing him. He's really really impressive.

It's not that it would be that difficult to buy him off AC Milan at a later date, we'll see how he gets on.

On 20/10/2018 at 15:25, Luca Vialli said:

23 year old Polish forward. Got a bit of everything and is scoring for fun in Serie A. We've been linked this week.

 

First time I have watched those video clips and I have one burning question, why are there so few spectators in the stands? 

Serie A can't be that bad!

2 hours ago, Luca Vialli said:

Already scored twice in the first 45 minutes of his first game for AC Milan.

Yes saw it,  he looked immense in what I saw. 23 now that's what we should be buying, young and hungry.

We passed on buying him to get a temp fix in Higuain. Oh dear, Milan are laughing.

2 hours ago, Malcolm9 said:

It's not that it would be that difficult to buy him off AC Milan at a later date, we'll see how he gets on.

It is no more the Milan of Galliani and Berlusconi that you can buy whoever you want ,anyway just start for Piatek we'll see what he will do 

Yeah, he's a really good finisher.

My main concern with him relates to his technique. Unlike Higuain he doesn't seem to be a very good passer and his ball control seems rudimentary so I'm not sure that he would fit Sarri-ball anyway. 

I'm fairly sure we could have gotten Piatek, given his availability and our financial resources. It's Sarri who wanted Higuain, because he fits his idea of a striker.

2 hours ago, abramovich said:

I'm fairly sure we could have gotten Piatek, given his availability and our financial resources. It's Sarri who wanted Higuain, because he fits his idea of a striker.

Still not sure we have the players to get the best out of Higuain. He is a traditional centre forward that thrives on the quick ball & crosses. As the game went on without decent service coming in, he dropped deeper and when the ball came in he wasn’t where you wanted him to be. 

Hazard and Willian tend to overplay and not don’t release the ball quickly, will be interesting to see how he gets on today. 

We could have got Piatek instead of Higuain, but that would be just another signing Sarri doesn't want. The board showed they are behind Sarri in the striker transfer, now it's up to him and Higuian to deliver. For me, if you are a good finisher, you should do well whatever the system is, of course a manager that's willing to adapt system plays a big part too.

Can’t stop scoring; seems Milan have bought the 2 next biggest stars in Paqueta & Piatek.

I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if we get a year and a half of ok-ness from Higuain and then end up bidding 90 million pound for Piatek and losing out to Madrid or City.

The last thing we needed was another unproven/high potential striker. We needed a sure thing and we have that with Higuain. Once he's been here for a year or two then we can look at getting the likes of Piatek for rotation. 

Not getting carried away by Higuain just yet, let’s see where we are at the end of Feb.

Whatever happens from now on till the end of the season, the club needs a long term plan or 2. Personally for me would have cleared the books, and signed both Jovic & Piatek as  long term solutions.

4 goals in the last 3 for Milan, and 9 goals in the last 10 games. 

2 more today against Atalanta. 4 goals in 3 Starts 

 

51 minutes ago, Skinnedy said:

2 more today against Atalanta. 4 goals in 3 Starts 

 

A goal machine.

He is  just one goal off Higuain's tally with AC Milan in the whole half season he played in just 4 games.

Everyone knows he is a talented striker but Sarri wanted someone who he knows how to work with, this signing in Sarri's eyes would have been a bigger gamble.

Piatek turned down real Madrid to sign for Milan. I doubt we could've gotten him here.

 

On 04/02/2019 at 09:40, Remodez said:

The last thing we needed was another unproven/high potential striker. We needed a sure thing and we have that with Higuain. Once he's been here for a year or two then we can look at getting the likes of Piatek for rotation. 

They bought him for about £30m it’s hardly a massive amount of money like Morata was. Christ, we paid more for Bakayoko.

33 minutes ago, EdinburghBlue said:

They bought him for about £30m it’s hardly a massive amount of money like Morata was. Christ, we paid more for Bakayoko.

Our short term approach is ridiculous. We loaned Higuain to give us a fighting chance for top 4, as things stand and if things continue this way can’t see it happening. Seems like another money down the drain.

Frankfurt have a £6m option to sign Jovic permanently, which appears they will do in the summer and demand £60m for him. I reckon they would have snapped our fingers for £30m in Jan. 

Makes you wonder why we couldn’t clear the deck in Jan and sign both Piatek & Jovic for £60m, and sorted our issues permanently. Tell you what Sarri wanted Higuain.